Consider the natural imagery in this passage. thoreau includes the image of the gently rippling lake to describe his sense of serenity and demonstrate that he feels connected to the natural world. show that a storm is coming and explain his uneasiness about the storm. prove that he made the right choice in leaving society to live in the woods alone. imply that the natural world is violent and unpredictable, despite its gentle appearance.

describe his sense of serenity and demonstrate that he feels connected to the natural world.

Explanation:

Imagery is a literary device that is used when the author wishes to sharpen the imagination of the reader through the activation of the five senses (hearing, sight, touch, hearing and taste). In that sentence, imagery was used to give the reader a sense of tranquility. This happens as the author sharpens the reader's touch to feel the slight ripple of the lake.

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themes and meanings

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there are two central themes in  the miracle worker: that the human spirit can triumph over even the most daunting of disabilities and that a dedicated teacher can transform the lives of those with whom he or she comes into contact. these inspirational themes have long been personified in the widely known true-life relationship between helen keller and annie sullivan, but  the miracle worker  also dramatizes collateral issues that extend beyond the particular case. underlying helen’s process of learning basic principles of what annie terms “obedience” (decorum, etiquette, and hygiene), there are more universal lessons of self-governance—the inculcation of self-restraint instead of willfulness, the development of self-discipline instead of self-indulgence. only when these lessons have been mastered can helen begin to acquire language—which, annie says, “is to the mind more than light is to the eye.”

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